I consider myself a decent cook, but I have never mastered cooking rice (with the exception of paella). Either burnt, gloppy, uncooked, and bizarre combinations of all three. But I recently took a gamble and tried microwaving my coconut rice. Both the Hubby and I love coconut rice and it was always a struggle to get that perfect pot.
Folks! This is a game changer! For those of you who don’t have a rice cooker or don’t want to buy another appliance, this is the way to go! I’ve made coconut rice a few times now and each time it comes out fluffy and perfect.
Now that I’ve mastered coconut rice, now it’s time to try and make that perfect Thai green curry!
Edit: I now have a rice cooker which cooks rice perfectly. If you have one:
Use the quantities as listed in your rice cooker guide.
The “cups” in the recipe are the rice cooker scoop “cups.” The water is 4 “cups” for 2 scoops of rice, so use 1/2 scoop “cup” of water and the rest will be the coconut milk.
Ingredients
- 2 cups bismati rice
- 1 14oz can coconut milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- Rice the rice thoroughly and let soak for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Place all ingredients in large microwave safe bowl.
- Microwave for 16 minutes.
- Let sit for 5 minutes, fluff with a fork, and serve!